Module #8

#1. I chose the video The Measure of All Things: Greek Art and the Human Figure because I think sculptures that depict the human body and the emotions behind it are interesting to learn more about.

#2.

More Human Than Human: Key Concepts

-People and artists are obsessed with the human body

- Images of the human body do not actually resemble a real human being

- One of the first images of the human body was a statue of the female figure found in the Danube River Valley

- Statues of the female body often had exaggerated breasts, genitalia, and hips

- Human ancestor’s brains might have been programmed to exaggerate these features because they felt they were of greatest importance

- The instinct to exaggerate did not survive into the Egyptian era.

- The Greeks made realistic images

- The Greeks cared more about physical perfection of the body

The Measure of All Things: Greek Art and the Human Figure: Key Concepts

-History of statues in the 5^th and 6^th century

- Greek pottery

- Depicted everyday life as well as the Gods

- The Olympic Games

- Idealized the human body, strength and beauty

- The obsession with the ideal beauty and the body still is evident today.

#3. Both videos are about how artists see the human body and sometimes it is shown unrealistically or realistically in works of art, like statues. The text also talks about the beauty and ideal view of the human body and both talk about the Greeks influence on human statues.

#4. The videos were helpful in showing how the body evolved in sculptures over the centuries and different views on the body like the Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians. It also showed how and why the body is created realistically, or ideally.